Hearing of Muslim Personal Law board on triple talaq, polygamy today
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the central government to place before it the report on “Women and Law ” by a high-level committee that had undertaken the assessment of family laws with focus on laws...
View ArticleBharat Mata is an imported concept of Europe: Irfan Habib
New Delhi: The ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogan had become the centre of a controversy after AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi said that he will not chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai “even if you put a knife to my...
View Article‘We have arrived in Punjab’: Taliban warns Pak govt
The Pakistani Taliban faction behind the brutal Easter Sunday suicide bombing at a crowded park here has warned that the terror attack was a “message” to the government about their “arrival” in Punjab,...
View ArticleCone speakers: Madras HC directs cops to take action against religious places...
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday directed the police to carry out inspection of 44 religious places in the city, where cone type speakers making noise beyond permissible limit were allegedly...
View ArticleMuslim Women Personal Law Board head meets RSS chief, invites him to mosque
Lucknow: In a significant development, All-India Muslim Women Personal Law Board president Shaista Ambar met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here on Tuesday, March 29. Ambar said she was present at a function...
View ArticleWatch: College student dance on the busy road, women trashes dancing girl
A woman took everyone by surprise when she slapped a girl member of a dance troop for interrupting traffic at the Payyanur bus stand in the Kannur district of Kerala. The woman (some reports identify...
View ArticleAssam will be run from Nagpur if BJP comes to power: Rahul
Asking voters in Assam to reject BJP in the Assembly polls, Rahul Gandhi today said if it came to power, the state will be run from the RSS headquarters in Nagpur or the PMO. He also warned the people...
View ArticleVideo: Beef politics quiet entry into Assam
Tension prevailed near a Kali temple in a dark lane in Assam’s Sonaribari town on Feb 20, as the residents and police suspiciously follow every movement. The sleepy town is on edge after somebody threw...
View ArticleEgyptAir hijacker arrested: Cyprus officials
Nicosia: A hijacker who seized an Egyptian airliner and forced it to land in Cyprus has been detained, officials said on Tuesday. “The hijacker has just been arrested,” Cypriot government spokesman...
View ArticleBelgium Releases Sole Suspect Charged Over Brussels Attacks
Brussels: The sole suspect charged over last week’s Brussels attacks was released today following a lack of evidence linking him to the carnage, Belgian prosecutors said. “The indications that led to...
View ArticleMy role in ‘Azhar’ challenging: Lara Dutta
Bollywood actress Lara Dutta will be seen playing a no-nonsense lawyer in the upcoming sports -biopic “Azhar” and says her role in the film is challenging. Last seen in “Fitoor”, Lara portrays the role...
View ArticleRSS doesn’t serve for publicity: Bhagwat
The RSS does not do service for publicity, its chief Mohan Bhagwat said today. “We do not do publicity. We don’t do service for publicity,” Bhagwat said at an event here. He said “sensitivity” towards...
View ArticleUnusual plane hijackings since 2001
Larnaca: Airplane hijackings such as the one that unfolded on Tuesday involving an Egyptian airliner have become relatively rare since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks led to increased security....
View ArticleArbaaz -Malaika separate, request for privacy
Mumbai: Ending months of speculation over the state of their marriage, Bollywood star couple Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have confirmed that they have separated and are “taking out time” to figure...
View ArticleMamata set to regain power in West Bengal: opinion poll
New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is set to return to power in West Bengal by winning 178 seats and getting an increased vote share compared to 2011 assembly elections, says an opinion...
View Article18-year-old Madrasa student’s arm broken for not saying “Jai Mata Ki”
New Delhi: An 18-year-old Madrasa student, Dilkash and two of his friends, Ajmal and Naeem alleged that they were beaten up by three youths when they refused to chant a religious slogan at a park...
View ArticleSpecial session for 12% quota for Muslims: CM
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said his government was firm in implementing 12 per cent reservation to Muslim Minorities in the State. Replying to the members’ queries in the House...
View ArticleAt last, Abdul Qadeer released from jail after more than 25 years imprisonment
Hyderabad: Govt. of Telangana released 251 prisoners from jail in accordance with the decision taken on the occasion of Prisons Day on 26th January 2016. Orders were issued for their release taking...
View ArticlePoor reporting, media illiteracy fuel Islamophobia
Imbalanced reporting on Muslims and British Islamic community’s media illiteracy contribute to “hostility”, study says. The way the UK’s mainstream media covers certain issues relating to Muslims and...
View ArticleSuicide if you want: BJP MP nasty reply to Farmers
Showing the cruelty, BJP MP and Union Minister of State for Agriculturetells, Sanjeev Balyan threatening farmers to do whatever they like. Sanjeev Balyan also an accused in the riots that broken out in...
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